Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat are playing their second home game of the tournament and will be aiming to win the game. While Aiden Markram-led Sunrisers Hyderabad will be looking for their first win of the season.
IPL 2023 Match Today (April 9)
Afternoon match
Match 13: Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date: Sunday, April 9
Time: 3.30 pm IST
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Captains: Rashid Khan (GT), Nitish Rana (KKR)
Evening match
Match 14: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings
Date: Sunday, April 9
Time: 7.30 pm IST
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Captains: Aiden Markram (SRH), Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS)
IPL Head to Head
Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders: These two teams faced each other once in IPL 2022. Gujarat Titans won that game against the Knight Riders in the previous edition.
Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings have taken on each other in 19 matches in IPL. Out of these 19 games, Hyderabad won 13 whereas Punjab came out victorious on 6 occasions.
In the afternoon match of the day, Gujarat Titans – who are playing without their regular captain Hardik Pandya – scored a mammoth 204/4 after electing to bat first. Riding upon brilliant half-centuries from Sai Sudharsan and Vijay Shankar, the hosts posted a big total at Narendra Modi Stadium.
Sudharsan scored 38-ball 53 while Shankar smashed an unbeaten 63 off 24 balls to help the hosts post a huge score after their stand-in captain Rashid Khan elected to bat first.
